The Book: How to Attain Enlightenment Now

Publisher Marketing: This is a dialogue between a spiritual teacher and student, leading to the student's enlightenment after days of questioning (and years of searching). May it likewise awaken you. Topics included: *What is Enlightenment? The true nature of enlightenment *God, Reality, Oneness, Being *Eckhart Tolle (pain body, be in your body, be in the now) *Ramana Maharshi (Who am I?, Advaita Vedanta) *A Course in Miracles, the Gospel of Thomas *Chan teachings and Zen masters *therapy, religion and science, parts and the whole *hell, the unconscious, ego, consciousness levels, original sin, evil, peace, heart, teachers and teachings, relative truths and absolute truth *Christ, Buddha, Krishna *stopping thinking, rational vs. spiritual dichotomy, Descartes *individuality and the ultimate self *the relative realm and the absolute *ritual, chanting, meditation, spiritual practices, koans *reincarnation, life after death, heaven, death, the soul *moral absolutism, universal morals *vegetarianism, slaughtering animals *atheism, agnosticism, theism, nontheism *drugs, LSD, marijuana (e.g. CBD-rich), alcohol, cigarettes, etc. *cults and cultic behaviors, exclusivity or specialness of teaching or teacher, omniscience (all-knowing), charging money for enlightenment *spiritual environments *service to others and the world *Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism *moral philosophers, Kant, Mill, Aristotle, Mengzi (Classical Confucian), Jane Austen *war, pacifism *the arts, sports, education *aliens, extraterrestrials, telepathy, telekinesis, past lives, superhuman powers *politics, abortion, liberals and conservatives, anarchy, communism, socialism *machines, technology, and consciousness Enlightenment is discussed in perfect detail, and is the focus of this book, which touches on the above topics merely in relation to realizing enlightenment. Contributor Bio:  Unknown As a pediatrician, writer, wife, and mother, Perri Klass has demonstrated how medicine is integral to the health of families and communities, and how doctors themselves struggle to balance the conflicting needs of profession, self, and family. As medical director of Reach Out and Read, she encourages other pediatricians to foster pre-reading skills in their young patients. While earning her M. D. at Harvard, Klass contributed articles to "Mademoiselle" and "The New York Times" as well as to scientific and medical journals. She also wrote her first book, "A Not Entirely Benign Procedure "(1987), which chronicles her introduction to medicine and motherhood. In the following years she has continued to publish books, essays, award-winning short stories, a novel, and numerous articles, ranging from professional papers to popular journalism and travel pieces.